Less than three weeks after the Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Sonnen from mixed martial arts for two years in the wake of failed drug tests, he’ll return to competition on Aug. 9. However, it won’t be in the Octagon.

Sonnen will face Andre Galvao in Metamoris Pro, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu promotion in Los Angeles. The company puts on 20-minute submission-only matches with no judges – if no one submits in 20 minutes, a draw is declared. For example, during the company’s last show in March, four of six fights ended in draws.

The company is run by Ralek Gracie of the famed Gracie family. Gracie appeared on “Inside MMA” on the AXS TV network Friday night to defend letting Sonnen fight – he said that, if anything, steroids were a performance-reducer in BJJ because they decreased a fighter’s endurance.

Gracie had more to say about Sonnen and the upcoming fight card. Check out the full interview with hosts Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten here.